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'The Pitt' Season 3 Teaser; Gain-of-Function Debate; Advice for CDC's New Chief
(MedPage Today) -- The following is a transcript of the podcast episode: Rachael Robertson: Hey everybody! Welcome to MedPod Today, the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insights into the week's biggest healthcare stories...
Read full article →What to Know About a Dispute Between a Couple, Their Surrogate, and Texas Courts
(MedPage Today) -- A newborn with a severe heart defect is at the center of a legal battle between a California couple and a surrogate who flew from Alaska to Texas to give birth in a case that has drawn…
Read full article →Doctor Found Dead; AMA Sued Over Billing Codes; CMS Engaged in Voter Suppression?
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Chintan Shah, MD, an assistant professor at the University of Florida facing child porn charges, was found dead in his jail cell. (Gainesville Sun) Selena Gomez...
Read full article →Health advocacy group sues AMA to make billing codes public
PatientRightsAdvocate.org is challenging the doctor’s association’s copyright of the current procedural terminology, or CPT, system. Use of the codes is required by law, and that means they should be freely available, per the suit.
Read full article →Premiums, out-of-pocket costs dominate Americans’ healthcare concerns: survey
Respondents were split on who should solve the issues, with Democrats more likely to say the federal government and Republicans more likely to name insurers, according to a survey from the Commonwealth Fund.
Read full article →5th Circuit strikes down No Surprises billing benchmark in win for providers
The court ruled Tuesday that insurers can’t include ghost rates or exclude bonus payments in calculating a metric used to determine reimbursement for out-of-network bills. That’s set to further inflate payouts to providers.
Read full article →CHAI creates work group to counter frontier AI model cybersecurity risks
CHAI plans to create playbooks to help organizations defend against — and leverage — these powerful systems.
Read full article →Insurers denied between 12% to 18% of prior authorization requests in 2025: KFF
Researchers analyzed data from insurers in Medicare Advantage, Medicaid managed care and ACA Marketplace market segments—representing approximately 71 million enrollees.
Read full article →Patient advocacy group sues AMA for open access to CPT system
“We are asking the court to affirm a basic principle: No one can charge the public to access standards that are incorporated into state and federal law," said PatientRightsAdvocate.org Founder Cynthia Fisher.
Read full article →Luigi Mangione pleads guilty in federal case over murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
The man accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has pleaded guilty in the federal trial against him, per media reports.
Read full article →Weekly Rundown: US News rates GLP-1 telehealth platforms; CHAI launches AI cybersecurity work group
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